Educational Assistant Mary Honeywell ES- TERM

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community  schools are teaching communities where principals, vice‑principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well‑being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking creative, dynamic, committed educational leaders.

Under the direction of the Principal, the Educational Assistant is an integral member of the school team and is responsible for the provision of support to students with exceptional needs within the school. The position involves dealing with confidential information and requires ongoing flexibility and variability.

• Supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and students with developmental disabilities.
• Participation in pool programs, academic support, implementing special programs.
• Support to deaf/hard of hearing or visually impaired students.
• Physiotherapy exercises and stretches.
• Modifying programs and supporting learning for students with learning disabilities and speech/language issues.
• Outside yard duties, lifting, toileting, and/or pool duties.

The successful candidate will possess a community college diploma in Developmental Services Worker, Child and Youth Care/Worker, or an equivalent program, and a minimum of 1–2 years of related experience with school‑aged special‑needs children. Equivalent programs must be assessed by Employee Services staff. A valid First Aid certification/CPR Level C is an asset. The successful candidate will also have completed Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention, TCI, and/or Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) training.

• DSW/CYW or equivalent.
• Experience with Autism.
• Assistive Technology.
• Behaviour Modification and Behaviour Management Systems.
• Collaborative Problem Solving.
• Computer Skills.
• Crisis Intervention.
• Yard duty.
• Dependability, strong work ethic, a flexible team player.
• Ability to observe, record, and chart behaviour data.
• Assistance with toileting.

$29.54 – $32.95 per hour.

Benefits are included.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to any time.